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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 2006?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 2006, the Sun was in Pisces (14°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°46'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2006	Mar 20, 2006 into Aries
Moon	28°32'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 3, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	26°23'01" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 2006	Apr 16, 2006 into Aries
Venus	0°06'45" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 2006	Apr 6, 2006 into Pisces
Mars	7°59'07" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 2006	Apr 14, 2006 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°51'33" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°13'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	10°57'01" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°17'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°35'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°38'02" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 5, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 08:35 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Mar 5, 14:37 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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